Events

It’s time to get fancy with your flowers! To prepare for the fall exhibition, Flint Hills Masters, day campers will explore the art of gardening. Children will paint masterpieces using flowers, experience how to arrange a bouquet of flowers and explore landscape design.
* Adventure Camp is a unique program offered at both the Flint Hills Discovery Center and Sunset Zoo throughout the school year. The age of the child attending determines the camp location when offered at both sites. Children may be dropped off as early as 7:30 a.m. each session in which they are enrolled. Pick up for half-day registration is between 12:00 p.m. and 12:15 p.m., and pick up for full-day registration is between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Day registrants must bring their own sack lunch.
Adventure Camp is limited to 24 students, grades K-2.

Join the Flint Hills Discovery Center in searching for people and animals lurking about the Flint Hills in the “Hide and Go Camo” day camp. Children will learn different ways the military uses camouflage to hide their tools an* Adventure Camp is a unique program offered at both the Flint Hills Discovery Center and Sunset Zoo throughout the school year. The age of the child attending determines the camp location when offered at both sites. Children may be dropped off as early as 7:30 a.m. each session in which they are enrolled. Pick up for half-day registration is between 12:00 p.m. and 12:15 p.m., and pick up for full-day registration is between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Day registrants must bring their own sack lunch.
Adventure Camp is limited to 24 students, grades K-2.
d make camouflage colored tie-dye t-shirts!

Race to the stars! Children will embark on an adventure to explore the space above the Flint Hills, discover life without gravity and create a constellation key chain.
* Adventure Camp is a unique program offered at both the Flint Hills Discovery Center and Sunset Zoo throughout the school year. The age of the child attending determines the camp location when offered at both sites. Children may be dropped off as early as 7:30 a.m. each session in which they are enrolled. Pick up for half-day registration is between 12:00 p.m. and 12:15 p.m., and pick up for full-day registration is between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Day registrants must bring their own sack lunch.
Adventure Camp is limited to 24 students, grades K-2.

Come ride along and visit two historic sites in the Flint Hills. We will explore an Oregon Trail campsite at Alcove Spring and a historic Pony Express Station in Marysville. Children will test their trail knowledge and play an interactive quartermaster game and virtually experience ‘trail life’. Every day camper will also create an Oregon Trail board game to take home with them at the end of our tour.
* Adventure Camp is a unique program offered at both the Flint Hills Discovery Center and Sunset Zoo throughout the school year. The age of the child attending determines the camp location when offered at both sites. Children may be dropped off as early as 7:30 a.m. each session in which they are enrolled. Pick up for half-day registration is between 12:00 p.m. and 12:15 p.m., and pick up for full-day registration is between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Day registrants must bring their own sack lunch.
Adventure Camp is limited to 24 students, grades K-2.

Come join the FHDC to explore the role of fire in our lives! We will learn how fire was made by ancestral peoples and visit the Konza Prairie to see the effects of fire on the prairie ecosystem. Day campers will get to check out prescribed burning tools and compare and contrast the effects of fire on the Tallgrass Prairie. The class will use fire and heat for several projects including an afternoon snack and a special hot air balloon craft.
* Adventure Camp is a unique program offered at both the Flint Hills Discovery Center and Sunset Zoo throughout the school year. The age of the child attending determines the camp location when offered at both sites. Children may be dropped off as early as 7:30 a.m. each session in which they are enrolled. Pick up for half-day registration is between 12:00 p.m. and 12:15 p.m., and pick up for full-day registration is between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Day registrants must bring their own sack lunch.
Adventure Camp is limited to 24 students, gr

The Ant and the Grasshopper by Rebecca & Ed Emberley
This story follows an ant on his adventure to bring food back to his colony. Along the way, the ant encounters struggles and discovers friends who help him finish his adventure. After the story is read, children are invited to participate in the art project of the month, Color your own Ant Farm!
Share the Story connects the youngest residents of the Flint Hills region to their homes and towns through storytelling that will develop a foundational appreciation for the rich culture. Pre-registration is not required.

Two events, one great town!
Manhattan Regional Airport is excited to host two great events. Friday night, Aug. 7, we will host the FAA's pilot safety meeting in the terminal starting at 7 p.m. Saturday morning, Aug. 8, Heartland Aviation and Kansas Air Center welcomes the Girl Scouts and Team TNT-2015 Air Race Classic. The public is also welcome to attend. Static aircraft will be on display. The air traffic control tower will be offering tours. Airport administration will have the AC on with ice cold water. We even have block rooms at the Parkwood Inn and Suites.

Do you like fresh, local food as well as supporting regional farmers and ranchers? Come learn about your local and sustainable food options in the Flint Hills from the People's Grocery Co-op.
Go See It! lectures are held at FHDC. Featured speakers highlight places to visit in the Flint Hills and provide tips on how to pursue an adventure on your own! For more information, please call 785.587.2726.

2015-8-15T12:00 PMAugust 15, 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
@ This field course is located off-site in the Flint Hills so come prepared to spend a day in the field.

Participants will receive veteran instruction and obtain hands on experience with a variety of primitive technologies including fire, cordage, containers, tools and thermoregulation. Participants will develop an awareness of nature-based decision making and will be given ample opportunity to apply techniques during the course.
This field course is located off-site in the Flint Hills so come prepared to spend a day in the field. Ages 16 and up; youth ages 12-15 may be accompanied by an adult. Class is limited to 12 participants. Instructor Daniel Schapaugh is an Education Specialist at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. In the last 20 years, he has taught a variety of outdoor skills workshops and credit courses through K-State Global Campus, KDWPT, BSA and UFM.

Grades 3-9 are welcome to enjoy our Back to School Bash from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Douglass Community Center, 900 Yuma St. Free food, games, contests, giveaways, Willie the Wildcat and much more. Plus free school supplies for the kids.

Sunset Zoo and the Flint Hills Discovery Center have teamed together to welcome back our wildcat friends to the Little Apple in style. From Sunday, August 30 through Saturday, September 5, all current KSU students, faculty and staff with a valid ID receive discounted admission at both facilities. Simply show your ID at either ticket counter to receive your wildcat discount. Go Cats!

Sunset Zoo and the Flint Hills Discovery Center have teamed together to welcome back our wildcat friends to the Little Apple in style. From Sunday, August 30 through Saturday, September 5, all current KSU students, faculty and staff with a valid ID receive discounted admission at both facilities. Simply show your ID at either ticket counter to receive your wildcat discount. Go Cats!